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The Janes

How could we possibly hire these guys to represent uswhen they couldn't even see us?

How could we possibly hire these guys to represent us
when they couldn't even see us?

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How could we possibly hire these guys
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to represent us when they couldn't even see us?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:11
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

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Movie Summary

Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.
In my own experience with the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, - The Janes 00:11
In my own experience with the Chicago Conspiracy Trial,
The lawyer that I knew was one of those people. - The Janes 00:05
The lawyer that I knew was one of those people.
I called her up and said, "I got this case." - The Janes 00:16
I called her up and said, "I got this case."
I'm like, "Okay, I got it." - The Janes 00:20
I'm like, "Okay, I got it."
Jo-Anne Wolfson, unlike some of the others who seemed to want us - The Janes 00:15
Jo-Anne Wolfson, unlike some of the others who seemed to wan...
Jo-Anne was a great choice because she had a big mouth, - The Janes 00:09
Jo-Anne was a great choice because she had a big mouth,
She represented the Black Panthers, so she wasn't afraid of politics - The Janes 00:09
She represented the Black Panthers, so she wasn't afrai...
This is what she looked like the day she came to court for us. - The Janes 00:05
This is what she looked like the day she came to court for u...
She was wearing canary yellow pants, a canary yellow sleeveless sweater, - The Janes 00:11
She was wearing canary yellow pants, a canary yellow sleevel...
And she had silver bangles. This is a white woman with a deep tan, - The Janes 00:09
And she had silver bangles. This is a white woman with a dee...
She was so smart and so sharp, and she looked like that. - The Janes 00:07
She was so smart and so sharp, and she looked like that.
Jo-Anne was aware - The Janes 00:07
Jo-Anne was aware
Motion to dismiss, supplemental motion to dismiss. - The Janes 00:05
Motion to dismiss, supplemental motion to dismiss.
They'd have to be briefed and responded to and replied to. - The Janes 00:05
They'd have to be briefed and responded to and replied ...
And so delay, delay, delay. And that, to me, was the perfect strategy. - The Janes 00:06
And so delay, delay, delay. And that, to me, was the perfect...
Good evening. In a landmark ruling, - The Janes 00:07
Good evening. In a landmark ruling,
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia, - The Janes 00:12
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia,
Thus, the anti-abortion laws of 46 states were rendered unconstitutional. - The Janes 00:07
Thus, the anti-abortion laws of 46 states were rendered unco...
Abortion would be legal and safe - The Janes 00:07
Abortion would be legal and safe
January 22nd, 1973, will stand out as one of the great days - The Janes 00:10
January 22nd, 1973, will stand out as one of the great days